”10 BE TRULY AM) REALLY INDEPENDENT IS TO SUPPORT OURSELVES liY 0\ R OWN EXERTIONS.”_
Self-Denial may be disagreeable
now—but Poverty in the future
will be disastrous.
The O’Neill National
Bank
Capital, Surplus and Undivided
Profits, $125,000.00
This bank carries no indebted
ness of officers or stockholders.
arat-ions for a grand celebration to be
gin near February 22nd, the date of
his birth, and to continue through a
period of months. Every school in
Holt county is being urged to give
special stress to the study of Wash
ington’s Life and his influence in the
making of our history.
All other organizations should also
use this as their theme for the next
few months. Washington features
makebeautiful foundations for parties,
luncheon’, etc.
Through the courtesy of Congress
man Simmons, each rural school and
each room in the city schools has been
presented with a beautiful colored
portrait of Washington. These should
be framed by the school district and
hung in the school room.
It is fitting, at this time, that we in
still in the minds of our younger
citizens a deeper love for our honored
statesman and patriot.
The Annual Holt County Spelling
Contest will be held early in March.
The exact date will be announced,
later. At this contest representatives
will be chosen for the Inter-State
Contest to be held at Sioux City in
'■ April, the World-Hearald Contest at
Omaha in April, and to the State Con
gest- at Lincoln In September. Each
school is urged to enter this contest
and to stress spelling in their school
work. Holt county has- conducted
a spelling contest for the past fitfe
years and within this time the itn
pfdVeVhent in spelling in the schools
has become very noticable. We feel
that they are very much worth while.
The next Stale Teachers’ Examina
tions will be held on Saturday, Jan
uary 16th, at Stuart, Atkinson, O’Neill
and Ewing.
The first eighth grade examinations
will be held on Friday, January 22nd.
at Stuart, Atkinson, O’Neill, Page.
Inman, Ewing, Chambers, Amelia,
Emmet, Scotville, Fbeonix, and De
loit. Only eighth graders will be
permitted to write at this examina
tion. The following subjects will be
given:
Forenoon—Penmanship and Civics.
Afternoon—Mental Arithmetic and
English Composition.
Each teacher should stress the above
subjects for the remaining tiaie be
fore the date of the examinations in
an cffior.t fro have children pass frhese
subjects at tfes time so they can later
spend all their time on remaining
subjects:
Miss iuey Perry, Red Cross nunc
has taken up her work in the O’Neill
schools. Arrangements have been
made to spend Friday of each week in
the rural schools surrounding O’Neill.
The work in the rural schools will be
largely measurements and examina
tion of pupils and health talks to the
pupils and patrons. Although a num
ber of rural schools in the county
have had the benefit of the nursing
service, those directly surrounding
O’Neill have not before had a good
j chance to take advantage of this ser
i vice. We hope to serve every school
! within the next three months. Pat
| rons are urged to be present on the
j date the nurse visits each respective
district. You will have an opportun
ity to have a personal talk with the
nurse concerning your children. Good
health is one of the first requirements
of a happy, successful life.
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Over the County
OPPORTUNITY NEWS
E. J. Grenier entertained a group of
friends and neighbors at dancing at
his home Saturday evening.
Everett Van Dover is kept pretty
busy these days with his lumbago
and cattle herding.'
Jack'McKiirv"hurt his leg pretty bad
when his horse fell with him. He was
on his way home from the dance at
E. J. Grenier’s. ,
C. E. Addison is recovering.
Leo Orr and Dewey Robinson,
formerly of Opportunity, are working
in the gold mine at Lead, S. D.
J. C. Addison’s time is pretty
well ttaken up these days watering
his stock.
Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Addison are
planning to leave for Casper, Wyo.
in the near future. They will make
their home at that place.
Mr. Cecil Grenier is doing very
well at trapping.
STEEL CREEK PICK-UPS
Mr.s Bert Thomas visited her sen’s
Lyle and Lynn, and her daughter, Mrs.
Leonard Bolen, in Omaha last week.
Miss Lillian Nightengale spent the
holidays at home. She is attending
sohool att Chadron.
Miss Neva Wolfe of Lynch vi ited
her grand me ther and other relatives
in this locality last week.
Mrs. Geo. Binkard and daughter
Doris visited at the Wni. Pickering
home last week.
BRING THE HORSES IN BY ]
The Truck Load
and I’ll shoe them cheap
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or sell you a TRUCK
Load oi horseshoes
the lowest you ever
bought 'em,
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EMIL SNIGGS SQ’nkh.l nuiraska
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Oscur Newman was a passenger on
the O’Neill mail Saturday.
Oive Deriekson visited at Will Dtr
ickson’s Friday.
On account of the bad roads the.
mail carriers are having substitutes.
Win. Deriekson, Jr. was an over
night \isiior at his grandmothers
Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Carson visited
the Inters parents at Chambers last
week.
Miss Lillian Nightengale visited at
the Bert Thomas home several days
last week.
Because of bad roads and weather
not many attended the Aid Society
meeting at Mrs. Will Pickering’s.
Arthur Rosenkraus, who has been
home for the holidays, returned to
his college work at Manhattan, Kans
as Saturday.
SHIELDS
Entertained at the Murray Home
Chrismts day seemed to be occasion
for many delightful social affairs.
Unexpectedly a large crowd of the
immediate friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Murray stampeded their home
with all the musical apparatus neces
sary to have a good old fashioned hoe
down. Every room well lighted and
decorated until all the toys and tinsel
of the gay holiday season was in it
self an alluring invitation.
An orchestra consisting ol' Minau
Erb, Sallie Murray ami Dorotha Ott
mounted the ros.rum and the dance
was on. Mrs. John Cleary, Kattie
Yantzj and Miss Madison of O’Neill
conducted the first part ol the pro
| gram called the peasants dance, a
| communal spirit expressing the joy
! and pleasure of the country people in
the feast of Christinas. This was very
edifying amj. young and old all joined
in. A separate program of attraction
for the benefit of the children included
musical numbers among them, Christ
mas Carols by Miss Mable Erb, ac
companied on the piano by Miss Nellie
Cleary and Dave Erb.
The room for the main part was oc
I copied by those wishing to play various
i games. Mrs. Anna Erb was the
! champion in carem, Jim Murphy ii
! cards and Ed Earley in checkers. Jot
Muring was selected as toastmaste:
| and filled his place admirably. Ht
j says the farmers ought to go out ant
| preach that we are about broke, a:
j they could not pay interest on theii
| indebtedness while wind jam mi tip
office seekers publish to the work
that we should lie down and sleep tc
prevent surplus crops. The farmer;
around here would like to see sonit
of it in their empty barns, granaries
and cribs to tide them over this winter
Many of the school teachers ant
j students are home on vacation and wc
appreciated the interest they took ir
hhe home coming event. After work'
ing off most of the surplus energy,
! refreshments,consisting ol sandwiches
cake, pickles and coffee were served
by the committee. Everyone present
seemed to thoroughly enjoy' the even
ings entertainment. Arrangements
are being made to continue these en
joyable evenings throughout the wint
er months at the varjous places in
that locality. ,
, Edna D. Early.
I
j MEEK AND VICINITY
i On New Year’s Day Mr. and Mrs.
j S. J. Benson celebrated their 55th
| wedding anniversary. Mr. Benson was
j 78 years old on December 24 and Mrs.
i Benson was 76 last fall. Both are
land hearty for tjheir years- Mr. Ben
| son does his own farming. He keeps
quite a few cattle and hogs and takes
care of them. Two of their daughters
in-law cooked a dainty supper, and
they and their families entertained
the old couple at supper in their own
home. The many friends of the family
in this community wish them many
more years of happiness together.
Mrs. Jesse Benson and Mrs. Blake
Berson planned and cooked the sup
per for them.
Harlan McCain was called to his
1 home at Crofton cn Saturday by the
death of an aunt. He drove thru on
Saturday from A. L. Borg’s, where
he has been working.
The Ed ilenifin and Howard Bud
olph families were New Year’s guests
at fche Dan Hansen home, remaining
over’ right.
Mr, and Mrs. Sam Robeitson and
children were New Year’s dinner
guests at the Axel Borg home.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kuhns were
guests at the Henry ’Voidneck home
in Spencer Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Claussen dime
to Spencer Monday and were dinner
guests at the Murray home.
Charlie Fox, who has been spending
his vacation with home folks returned
to Wayne Sunday.
Miss Margery Grutch started hci
school duties again, after the holiday0
at the Meek school on Monday Jar
uary 4th.
Mr. arid Mis. Frank Griffith werg
Sunday dinner guests at the Rouse
Bros. home.
Mrs. Eric Borg and Merriady Hubby
called at the William Hubby home
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Bindburg and
Helen spent Sunday at the Fred Lind
burg home.
Miss Esther Frake, who spent the
holidays with home folks at Inman,
took up her school work at Leonia
Monday January 4.
Mrs. George Weldon resumed her
school work again after a vacation
trip to South Dakota. to visit her
sister and aunt.
INMAN NEWS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Eu met Stamp
on Wednesday , a baby boy. ,
The W. C. T. U. held its regular
meeting at the home of Mrs. Harry
McGraw, Friday afternoon. No les
son was taken up as the entire period
was taken up with the transaction of
business and planning for the year’s
work.
The Inman schools re-opened Mon
day after the Christinas holidays. All
the regular teachers are back.
Mr. Harry Oopp of Stuart was in
Inman Monday transacting business.
Mr. W. Blank, of Bloomfield, was
here Monday transacting business.
Mr. John Sobotka Jr. met with a
painful, although not serious accident
Saturday afternoon while taking in
ventory in his store. He had climbed
up on a bench to reach a high shelf,
the bench tipped, causing him to fall
in such a manner as to strike his hand
on an automobile trunk, cutting the
end off of his little finger. He was
also badly bruised from the fall.
The Royal Neighbor lodge will be
entertained at the home of Mrs. Leo
Mossman Wednesday. Mrs. Minnie
Grosser and Miss Gladys Hancock will
he assisting hostesses.
The Ladies Aid of the M. E. church
are serving a dinner at their parlors
Thursday. The public is invited to
the dinner. The ladies will hold their
meeting in the afternoon.
Misses Esther and Ruth Fraka en
tertained a number of friends at a
party on New Year’s Eve. Games
were played and all had a good time,
! lunch was served.
The members of the Epworth
League had charge of the service at
the M. E. c hurch last Sunday evening.
The service was opened by Harvey
Tompkins, president of the League,
who announced the* hymns, made the
announcements and offered the prayer.
Miss Ruth Fraka then brought the
message “Jesus the Light of the
World.’’ A beautiful candle service
was then put on by Rev. Mertie E.
Glute and twelve girls. A vocal solo
by Miss Bernice Benson was then
given. The Young People have charge
i of the service one Sunday evening of
j each quarter.
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EMMET ITEMS
Mary and Rudolph Clausen visited
their brother Bill Clausen north of
O'Neill Wednesday. They planned to
go on a coon hunt.
Mr. and Mrs. Cal Tenborg ev jt
a vis$; from their daughter I . is
Eileen Tenborg of Omaha in the . ar
I future.
M rs. Joe Winkler planned a ». .lt
| ing party which took place at ner
i home Wednesday afternoon. The
I snow storm prevented some of the
guests from attending. However, Mrs.
: Ralph Beckwith and Myrlen, Mrs.
Vein Beckwith and their guest Mrs.
Henry Seger, braved the storm and
, when almost, there the car stopped but
Mr. Winkler soon found the cause,
which was a disconnection of the bat
tery. The ladies enjoyed quilting and
also the luncheon.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Osborne and
family, Mi- and Mrs. Tony Lech and
daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. Wallace
Weller and daughter enjoyed New
Year’s day at the home of their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Johnson.
Miss Faith Richardson, a mission
ary who has.^pent the past six years
teaching in India, gave a very inter
esting talk at the M. E. church in
Emmet Sunday morning. About 10
years ago Miss Richardson, with her
parents, lived in Atkinson,
j Miss Xresia Pongratz returned to
j her school Sunday after spending the
! holidays at the home of her parents',
| Mr. and Mrs. tfleo. Pongfats!.
Mrs. John Ree and son Mervin and
daughters Aladene aild Nayadene Ree
and Miss Gladys Hodapp weirr’Sun
day dinner guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John Zinky. Miss Hodapp
stayed Wor a few days visit with Mrs.
Zinky. ,
tuiu ci
man and Mrs. Bertha Hauslauden and
Joe and Geo Webei of Platt .‘• mouth,
'Neb. visited at the Joe W’ingler home
Wednesday and Thursday. Thursday
evening they drove to Stuart for a
'visit with friends and relatives,
George and Joe Weber art brothers
of Mrs. Winkler.
Miss Mary Clausen has been help
ing Mrs. Joe Winkler with her quilt
ing the pas tweek.
Mr. anti-Mrs. Henry Seger departed
for their home at Lincoln, after spend-,
|;ng a week at the home of their
1 parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Seger,
and othei relatives.
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HOME ITEMS
Mi. and Mrs. James Walling moved
into the Mike Timlin residence.
Miss Grady returned to her school
work at Casper, Wyo., Sunday.
Mrs. M. J. Enright and Mrs. Cole
man have been ill with the grip this •
last week.
Lutheran services will be held on
Tuesday evening, January 12, at 7:30,
at the usual place.
Mrs. John Golden is home from
Omaha. She has been with her sister
there at the hospital.
May Hammond returned to Calif
ornia Wednesday morning. She spent
the holiday season here.
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Frank Headley returned Saturday
from Council Bluffs, Iowa, where he
spent the holiday season with his
parents. , ...
Mrs. Tom Manes, Mrs. John Mc
Manus und ,Mips Arbutbnot, drove to
Omaha last Tuesday, returning Thurs
day night.
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Helen Gallagher returned to Den
ver Sunday to continue her studies
at Loretta Heights college. She had
been home for the holiday vacation.
A class in Home Hygiene and care
of the sick,forudults,will be conducted
by Miss Perry, the Red Cross nurse,
commencing Monday evening, Jan
uary 11, 1932, from 7 P. M. to 9 P. M.
at the public school. All who are in
terested are invited to come.
Dr. and Mrs. M. F. Mere came down
from Valentine Saturday visiting until
Monday with relatives. They placed
: their little daughter in the academy
! here. Dr. Mere worked in O’Neill as
a printer some twenty-tive years ago,
but he turned to dentistry and now
has offices in Valentine.
1 i
A car of relief supplies, mostly
grain and fodder, was received Mon
i day over the Burlington from Cam
bridge. The fodder was cane and
| kaffer corn. Some fifty sacks of flour
were also in the car. The feed was
being doled out to those coming for it
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Ld Welton tells us his son Clarence
sustained a broken leg two weeks ago
out at the ranch, when a horse fell
with him. A doctor from Burwell
was summoned and, pet .,the fracture,
and Clarence is getting along fine.
Ed is spending much the winter
in O'Neill as his mother is serious
ly ill.
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Glenn Tomlinson got otF the grade
1 on the incoming trip with the bus at
, the turn five miles south of Ewing
Saturday night. Just as he niade the
! turn the lights \v< nt out and before
i he got stopped the heavy bus slid into
i ihe ditch. No damage resulted and a
| truck from Ewing was summoned and
| pulled the vehicle back onto the grade.
Mrs. Charles Wrede of Agee was
a business caller Tuesday. Mr. and
Mrs. Wrede are among the long time
residents of the Red Bird Valley and
have been on The Frontier’s list of
readers for thirty years. Mrs. Wrede
long ago adopted the policy of taking
care of the newspaper accounts early
in January for the year ahead.
SOJKA WAS INTENDING TO
RETURN HOME
Louis and Walter Sojka were over
from the east part of the county
Tuesday. They say a letter has come
from the physician in Chicago whom
their brother Felix had gone to see on
his fatal trip to that city saying his
examination disclosed nothing serious
ailing him and that he had planned to
leave for hbme'the next day. That
night he was stain, the slayers sup
posed t<> be two. of .hi*, countrymen.
No word has com* yet as to develop
ment.^ ip filing tb‘‘ respops^biUty for
.thjj cfiifte« Mr. Froelich(before leav
ing for Chicago the first of the week
“skid* he would get into the case right
away and endeovor'firf hrtng ’the guilty
ones to justice.
THREAp SUPPORTING RING CAN BE BURNED AND
STILL SUPPORT RING
1 MG.EAD
\NILL NOT
B&tAK.
WHEN IT IS
BURNED.
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A piece of thread must be prepared for this trick In the following man
ner: A small glass is filled with water, two .tea^poonfuls of salt are added
and the; water is stirred uniII the salt has dissolved The thread is dropped
into the water, left to soak for about an hour, and taken out and thoroughly
dried. The performer appears before the audience, borrows a ring, and ties
one end of the thread to the ring, width is then held suspended In mid-air,
nnd a match is applied to the thread. Although the thread hums, it will retain
sufficient strength to hold the ring. This Is explained by the saltwater form
ing a crystallized surface on the thread, which giyes.lt double strength.
TRICK OF SWALLOWING A KNIFE IS DESCRIBED
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/'how it looks'
t TO THE AUDIENCE
Take an ordinary table knife or a rhler and stnnd to front of tbe audi
ence. Open the month wide and place- right hand over Tower -portion, as
though to keep the mouth open. Then with the left haud shovo the knife
down the VljgKt sleeve and immediately withdraw ljU With the tnouth partly
hidden b;T the'right hand, riappcairt to the onlooker* that the knife Js actu
ally being bwallewed. ’ MuBi^ujkLaklJlku